Ames-based GlobalVetLINK on Thursday announced a “significant investment” from Lead Edge Capital, a New York City-based firm that invests in growth-stage internet and software companies, Clay & MIlk reported.

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David Ertl, Iowa Corn’s technology commercialization manager, has been named to the executive board of the North American Plant Phenotyping Network, an industry organization for scientists and researchers.